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For someone who works in the Vehicle Technologies Program, I actually don't spend that much time in my automobile. I usually get around using a combination of public transit, my bike, and my own two feet. But I'm an exception. In the U.S., the vehicle miles travelled per person is...

I realized over the weekend that I missed National Bike to Work Day on Friday (and Bike to Work Week all last week), so I didn't get a chance to remind all of you blog readers to bike to work if you can! Even if you missed the national event, do some searching to see if your city has its...

The first in a new family of mains-operated LED lamp drivers from STMicroelectronics will enable designers to deliver more reliable and efficient LED retrofit lamps featuring primary-side current regulation. LED lighting, including retrofit bulbs, is expected to account for 80% …

AVX Corporation has announced the capability to manufacture a 125V tantalum polymer capacitor, more than twice the rated voltage of similar products on the market today. Passing the 100V milestone for the first time represents a significant development in the …

May 19, 2011 7:58 am |
by Tom Waechter, President and CEO of JDSU |
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In my role as the CEO of a global technology company, I’m often asked to reveal the secret to market growth. When I think of what drives our brand and our interaction with customers two words come to mind: collaborative innovation.

With today’s worldwide energy-saving regulations demanding the more efficient use of available energy, STMicroelectronics has unveiled a new ballast controller capable of reducing design time and costs. The new IC will fulfill the requirements of energy-saving regulations such as ENERGY...

Glyn, distributor of high-end microelectronics, offers the new RJM0603JSC MOSFET from Renesas. Intended especially for the automotive industry, the IC combines three N- and three P-channel MOSFETs with 60V drain to source voltage in a tiny HSOP20 package. With the …

Vincotech, a supplier of module-based solutions for power electronics, has launched the first standard power modules featuring exceedingly fast Normally Off SiC JFETs from SemiSouth for high-performance solar inverters. The company implemented the MNPC topology with split outs to achieve...

Memorial Day is coming up and there are many ways to honor the men and women who died in service to our country. You may be planning to attend a parade or ceremony, or maybe you're just planning to take a moment of silence to reflect and remember.

Today, Flanders’ ambitious brain research that may lead to better diagnosis and treatment of brain disease, new prosthesis technologies for patients with a disability, a new generation of more intelligent robots, etc. switches into higher gear. In the presence of …

Wind River, a world leader in embedded and mobile software, today announced availability of and security certification for Wind River Linux Secure, the first commercial embedded Linux platform to achieve Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4+ (EAL4+) certification by the …

The Swiss AXSEM announced its single-chip narrow-band RF transceiver AX5043 a for the bands in the frequency range 70 MHz to 1050 MHz with a receiver bandwidth of 1 kHz to 100 kHz. The AX5043 offers very long range with …

PCIM Europe 2011 is heading for a new record: more than 270 exhibitors occupying 13,300 square meters of exhibition space are expected at the leading international conference and exhitbion for power electronics, intelligent motion and power quality in Nuremberg from …